Spring Spectacular Classes & Stamp Club—Sign Up Ends Jan. 18
Each monthly kit includes a featured stamp set from the Spring Occasions Catalog, coordinating products and all the supplies for 3 amazing projects! Plus, club members will earn $25 in hostess benefits during one month! The club runs January thru May, or order your Class-To-Go Kits individually, too. See complete details: Spring Spectacular Class Series. Contact me by January 18 to register!
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Start Your Sale-A-Bration A Little Early!
Attend the Sale-A-Bration Kick-Off Pre-Party on January 25 at 2pm.
- Create 8 Sale-A-Bration Projects!
- Pick Up A Sale-A-Bration Flyer!
- Sale-A-Bration Items On Display!
- Hostess Booking Incentives!
- Place Your Sale-A-Bration Order For Priority Processing On Jan. 28!
- Door Prizes!
- Light Refreshments!
Cost: $25 or just $10 with your $50 Sale-A-Bration order* placed at the event (including your choice of a FREE Sale-A-Bration item). RSVP: By Janaury 22, 2014.
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Hi Stamping Friends,
Have you had a chance to take a look at all of the classes I'm offering this Spring? I've got so many exciting events coming up—there's definitely something for everyone!
Register Now For Spring Classes—Along with our regularly scheduled monthly events, like the Wow Techniques Class on January 17 and the "Last Thursdays" card class on January 30, I have two new, special events planned for every month! The big one is the Spring Spectacular Class Series, and you won't want to miss the Sale-A-Bration Pre-Party, both listed above. But, there's more! See the complete Spring Classes & Events Schedule for full details!
Class-To-Go Kits Available! If you're out of the Fort Wayne area, I've got you covered! Most events have Class-to-Go Kit options, so you can create the same projects at your convenience, anywhere in the country! See the complete Spring Classes & Events Schedule for full details!
Ready To Sign Up? Contact me today to register! Registration deadlines will be coming up soon, so I can place orders for the supplies. Sign up now!
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We're on our final day at Leadership in Houston and immediately following the event, I'm participating in an organized swap. You guys get a first look at what I'm swapping!
This card features the So Very Grateful stamp set and a Double-Time Stamping technique, which is just a variation of the Triple Time Stamping technique.
Double-Time Stamped Background—I started with a 4-1/4" x 11" piece of Bermuda Bay, folded in half for the card base. Next, I cut out the banner with the new Banners Framelits and temporarily tacked it down on the card front. I used Dotto, but you could use just a smidgen of SNAIL or another temporary adhesive.
After inking my So Very Grateful floral image with StazOn Black, I stamped over the top left corner of the banner so my image also stamped onto the card front. I repeated the process on the bottom right corner of the banner.
Coloring The Image—I used straight markers, in So Saffron, Pool Party, Island Indigo and Wild Wasabi to color the image. For a more subtle, watercolor look, you could apply ink with a Blender Pen instead.
Banner Focal Point—I mounted it on a piece of So Saffron card stock, then trimmed around it leaving a 1/8" mat edge. The matted edge covers up any space that may have been left unstamped around the focal point layer. Once all of the background of the card was finished, I lined the images back up and attached it to the front with Dimensionals.
Banner Sentiment—The "thank you" is also from the So Very Grateful set, also stamped in StazOn Black, then die-cut with the Bitty Banners Framelits and popped up.
Background Texture—I tried out a brand-new embossing folder on the 4-1/4" x 2" piece of Pool Party card stock. The folder is called Decorative Dots—and I love it! It will be one of the Sale-A-Bration items that's available to earn for FREE with a qualifying $50 order beginning on January 28! Woohoo! We'll definitely be using it at my Sale-A-Bration Kick-Off Party on January 25, so come and check it out!
Golden Touches—I wanted to finish off the card with some of the beautiful Gold Baker's Twine to show you how awesome it is! But, alas, my order including it was delayed due to the weather and I didn't receive it before I left. Thankfully, my roommate, Kim Vogel, was kind enough to bring me some to Houston so I could finish my swaps with the twine.
For this post, I completed a couple of cards using other gold accents instead. This one uses the new Gold Sequin Trim, which I adhered with Multipurpose Glue.
My second version uses a 1/4" sliver of the Gold Foil for an accent, adhered with Multipurpose Glue.
I'm also sending out these cards to my Top 5 team sales achievers for December, but they get the sparkly, sparkly version! I used a 2-Way Glue Pen to add Dazzling Diamonds to the flowers for this glittery look!
Complete Supplies List:
- Stamps—So Very Grateful (wood)
- Ink—StazOn Black; Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, So Saffron and Wild Wasabi Markers
- Paper—Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, So Saffron and Whisper White card stock
- Accessories—Gold Baker's Twine (on my actual swaps), Gold Sequin Trim (card #1), Gold Foil (card #2), Dazzling Diamonds (card #2)
- Tools—Banners Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, Decorative Dots Texture Impressions Folder (SAB item coming soon), Big Shot, 2-Way Glue Pen (card #2), Multipurpose Glue, Dimensionals, SNAIL
Find all the supplies to create these projects & more at my Online Store!
Be sure to check out my Too Cool Stamping Facebook page for updates and announcements from Leadership! I'll be giving away a door prize worth $25 to one of my Facebook page followers when I get back from Houston, so make sure you click "LIKE" to enter to win! I'll announce a winner on Monday, January 13. US residents only.
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Angie
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Too Cool Events!
- Wow Techniques Class—January 17 <<<rescheduled
- January Spring Spectacular Registration—Ends Jan. 18
- Full Spring Classes Event Schedule
- Demo Shoebox Swap—January 20 <<<rescheduled
- Sale-A-Bration Kick-Off Pre-Party—Jan. 25, RSVP by Jan. 22.
- "Last Thursdays" Class—January 30
Don't Miss These!
- Sale-A-Bration Promotion Begins—Janaury 28, 2014
- Clearance Rack Blitz—More items added Dec. 27th!
- New Arrivals—See the latest product releases!
- Whole Lot of Love—Valentine's products available through Jan. 27.
- Weekly Deals—New specials start every Tuesday!
Your card is so beautiful. I love how you used the banner die. Very striking.
Posted by: Beth Norman | January 11, 2014 at 11:27 AM